terrorism: The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
freedom fighter: One engaged in armed rebellion or resistance against an oppressive government.
When Netenyahu said "Terrorists kill Civillians, Freedom fighters kill soldiers" I suppose he meant 'in an ideal world'. As I interpret it, a freedom fighter can be a terrorist and a terrorist can be a freedom fighter. The word 'freedom' is misplaced, for sure. If a freedom fighter does not use terror I guess its simply called 'resistance'.
The Syrian president Assad compared the Taliban to the French revolutional tribunal during the Reign of Terror. In a sense, I can relate to that as it refers to an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. They both rule(d) with terror.
However, Mr Assad then took issue with the definition of terrorism, refusing to class Palestinian militant groups as terrorists. I quote Assad (from the bbc):
"We have made distinctions between terrorism and resistance, and insisted on the distinction between Islam and terrorism," he said.
Fair enough about making the distinction between Islam and terrorism. But his message in general is that the Isrealis are terrorising the Palestinians, who are "freedom fighters' or 'resistance'. I can understand how a Palestinian can interpret the governing style of Isreal as somewhat terroristic, but the dickheads that run into a butchers or a bustop with a bomb strapped to their body are THE terrorists, whether their cause is resistance or not.
Shows Assad's DOUBLE STANDARDS, doesn't it? He hasn't made the distinction between terrorism and resistance at all - he just interprets it to his own satisfaction. In doing so, he is contributing to the terrorable (terrible) image of Islam.
The Dude
